School: Loughagar (roll number 5696)
- Location:
- Loughagar More, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Énrí Mac an Abba
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 275
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- (continued from previous page)the pig by the hind legs and gave the man a blow across the head with the pig, knocked him down, and walked off.
- A certain man had two sons. He was a drunkard. The sons were ashamed of him and made up their minds to put a stop to drinking.
On the mans way home from the public house he had to cross a plank over a river. One night when the man was gone his sons half cut the plank.
When he was coming home he had a loaf for the first time. When he was walking over the plank it broke and let him down. He let a shout saying "God is good, but the Devil is not a bad lad either." - Informant
- Mrs Downey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Macetown, Co. Westmeath
